I'm doing 41 things
She's Crafty...
9 months ago
...but that mess is my gripe.
That was a horrible attempt at a Beastie Boys allusion. Forgive me.
Yes, my craft room is a mess. Who’s isn’t?
angiem357's Life List
-
1. show Tom every single day how much I love him
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
2. lose 20 pounds
1 entry6,649 people -
3. Weigh 115 pounds.
156 people -
4. Get my masters
1 entry . 2 cheers631 people -
5. quit teaching
1 entry21 people -
6. spend more time in nature
1 entry . 2 cheers121 people -
7. have more patience
1 entry636 people -
8. finish writing my book
1 entry . 1 cheer455 people -
9. explore texas
1 entry3 people -
10. Find a second job...that I like.
2 people -
11. start writing my next book
1 entry2 people -
12. invest more money
20 people -
13. spend less money
934 people -
14. sing in a band
1 entry705 people -
15. paint my living room
1 entry75 people -
16. get a new hair style
1 entry29 people -
17. Send a postcard to Postsecret
1 entry2,841 people -
18. Visit all state parks in Texas
1 entry2 people -
19. live a simple life
197 people -
20. volunteer more
1 entry1,199 people -
21. Send a message in a bottle
3,638 people -
22. find a message in a bottle
244 people -
23. stop procrastinating
26,955 people -
24. learn to weld
427 people -
25. turn my yard into a native plant garden
1 cheer2 people -
26. buy a boat
407 people -
27. design and get another tattoo
1 entry . 1 cheer7 people -
28. make a bowl out of an old record
2 people -
29. spend more time with my dogs
2 entries . 1 cheer43 people -
30. stay a non-smoker
1 entry . 2 cheers35 people -
31. have a website again
2 people -
32. make the most of every day
20 people -
33. go swimming more often
29 people -
34. eat healthier
10,129 people -
35. find one positive thing to say about my day every day
1 person -
36. move to the country
1 entry135 people -
37. Persuade Texas to secede
1 entry4 people -
38. Have more fantastic sex with the man I love!
1 cheer1 person -
39. dress up as Miss Havisham for Halloween
1 entry2 people -
40. find a perfect amazing affordable house to live in
1 entry2 people -
41. Organize my craft room
1 entry48 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I had to set aside a certain amount of time each day - usually as soon as I got home from work - to write just a little bit. Sometimes I'd write more and get behind on other stuff I needed to do. And this isn't something you can ever finish; it's an ongoing project, so saying I've Done It only means I've found a method that seems to work for me to KEEP doing it. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: A woman at the range was mystified with my shooting. I tried explaining that I've been doing this since I was a wee lass, but she insisted that I teach her how. From there, Tom gave me inspiration and support and ideas on how to start giving classes aimed at women. I sent out emails to everyone I knew and took business cards to gun shops, pawn shops, and women-owned businesses and began to build up a client base with zero money for advertising! Read how I did it…
It made me
meh 
How I did it: First, my ex-husband took the TV when I kicked him out. My mother bought me a new TV, but I really don't enjoy any of the programming anymore - even with cable. I have a ton of hobbies I enjoy, so that helps. All day I hear noise, noise, noise, and it's nice to come home and hear the dead silence and fish tanks. Read how I did it…
See all "How I Did It" stories...
Recent entries
Good Bye, 2400 sq ft Cube of Doom
9 months ago
I love this home. WE bought it together and it fit all of our needs. But since WE became ME and then a new kind of WE, this old house just doesn’t work for the new and improved US.
I don’t want to leave the first home I bought. I don’t want to leave the home I fought so valiantly and, sometimes, I think, foolishly to keep. The fact of the matter is, though, that it just doesn’t fit the new life I have.
Although it is MY house, and I’ve lived here 8 times longer alone than I ever did with HIM, it’s still a reminder of a marriage that was only one-sided. It’s a monthly reminder that my ex-husband, the mortgage broker, was a dumb emm-effer and didn’t even know his own job well enough to keep us from getting caught up in this mortgage crisis with an 80/20 ARM! It’s a reminder of a stepson I will, more than likely, never see again. And so, really, it’s just time to move the eff on already.
NaNoWriMo...and beyond!
9 months ago
I won NaNo this year, but now I don’t want to look at that book again. It needs revision, it needs more meat…but I can’t look at it. I get queasy just thinking about working on it again.
So, much like everything else I get bored or disenchanted with, I shall forget all about it, and move on!
Now, I’m focusing on my NEXT novel, written at MY pace.
